The Silence of Love ends up being a revolving door of folk rock tunes; whether or not you knew the original artists, who strummed up these lyrics over the combined course of 40 years, you'll love the way Alela Diane delivers them so much, you'll want more, and find yourself bouncing back and forth between this great compilation and the original records.

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Two exclusive pre-releases for you folks today! The long-awaited LP from Discovery (Vampire Weekend + Ra Ra Riot), and the debut from Brooklyn "shwag-rockers" Motel Motel.

Plus, an insanely good new release from Welsh (post-/meta-) punk band Future of the Left, a mixtape from Chicago rapper Naledge (1/2 of Kidz in the Hall), and more!

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New music from God Help The Girl (a girl group put together by Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch), a cool covers album from The Lemonheads, the new single from Swedish shoegazers The Radio Dept., and more!

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"Produced by the Grammy winner Don Was in a recession-efficient two days -- 'there's no bread to dilly-dally anymore,' Mr. Was said -- Mr. Snider's ninth studio record marks a relatively calm patch in a volatile career and should finally help secure his place alongside peers like Steve Earle as one of music's great populist, if not popular, singer-songwriters."

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Huge day for indie music! New albums from Dirty Projectors, Sonic Youth, Datarock, British Sea Power, Joan of Arc, and more.

Plus, we've got one iPod Shuffle left to give away. Since we started counting last week, over 2,000 recs have been made; the 2,500th person to rec a song wins!

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Hope you had a nice weekend! Today we've got a selection of albums to keep you coasting through to the next one: new music from DFA Records' The Juan Maclean, Nettwerk's Lay Low and James Yuill, Sarathan's War Tapes, Daptone's Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, and Kitsuné's Fischerspooner! Plus, a reissue of Mogwai's first three EPs, if you're feeling nostalgic for 1997. (You should be.)

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I've had my fair share of transmission failures over the years. Sad, I know, but true nonetheless. While I seriously doubt that the title of Jenny Owen Youngs's newly released album has anything to do with failures of the automatic nature, anyone who's lived through emotionally draining and frustrating lapses in communication -- be it between an engine and a spark plug (clearly I don't know the details) or between a man and a woman -- can connect with Ms. Youngs on this epic tale of love and life, told in the most vibrant of ways.

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New albums from Boston electro-pop sensation Passion Pit, Brooklyn indie trio Au Revoir Simone (buy it and get their previous three albums for free!), Nevada City folk singer Alela Diane's new band Headless Heroes, and much more! Get some.

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